If you do decide to take a look at used equipment and you don't mind buying out of state I think that https://discountelectronics.com/ is a nice place to buy equipment from.
I've bought lots of servers, workstations, and laptops from them over the years. If you are looking for refurbished Dell or HP stuff it might be worth it for you to check them out. They are based in Austin and get new stuff almost daily. Almost all systems come with a 1 year warranty. -- David -----Original Message----- From: Russell Senior <russ...@personaltelco.net> Reply-To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <plug@pdxlinux.org> To: Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com>, Portland Linux/Unix Group <plug@pdxlinux.org> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Replacement laptop Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:26:07 -0800 My 2¢. Look at the FreeGeek ebay store. They have recycled laptops for cheap, already running Linux. On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 8:32 AM Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote: > > I think it's time to replace my Dell Latitude E5410 since it's giving > me > fits installing Slackware64-15.0. It's run Slackware since about > 2010, > upgraded as new releases became available, but now it has major > issues with > the new release and a full, clean installation. (My Lenovo ThinkPad > X200 has > no issues with 15.0 but is too limited as a portable work station.) > > I'm looking at Dell and Lenovo ThinkPads, 13"-14" screens preferred, > but I > accept that 15"+ are now the most common. I also want to spend as > little as > necessary to get a reliable laptop that will last like the Dell and > X200 > have. > > Recommendations and suggestions solicited. > > Rich
